"click for" meaning in English

See click for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: clicks for [present, singular, third-person], clicking for [participle, present], clicked for [participle, past], clicked for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} click for (third-person singular simple present clicks for, present participle clicking for, simple past and past participle clicked for)
  1. (slang, transitive) To acquire or gain (something). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-click_for-en-verb-rSYjzMbm
  2. (transitive) To suddenly make sense to (someone). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-click_for-en-verb-YoLb5UxC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicking for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicked for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicked for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "He made money after clicking for an inside edge in the market.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To acquire or gain (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-click_for-en-verb-rSYjzMbm",
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, transitive) To acquire or gain (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "After two hours of studying, it finally clicked for me.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To suddenly make sense to (someone)."
      ],
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          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ],
        [
          "make sense",
          "make sense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To suddenly make sense to (someone)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "click for"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "clicks for",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicking for",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicked for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clicked for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To acquire or gain (something)."
      ],
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        ],
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          "gain",
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      ],
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        "English terms with usage examples",
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        }
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        "To suddenly make sense to (someone)."
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          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
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          "make sense"
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        "(transitive) To suddenly make sense to (someone)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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